Mount Maunganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
15.3°C
0.4° 

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 6PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (09 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (09 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
132
109
91
88
71
71
59
59
59
59
59
59
46
60
64
64
54
62
62
62
52
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
ENE
5
NE
0
WNW
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
0
SW
0
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
15
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
7:13PM1.69m
7:43AM1.63m
8:02PM1.68m
8:34AM1.68m
8:48PM1.66m
Low Tide
12:45PM0.25m
1:23AM0.19m
1:40PM0.23m
2:14AM0.15m
2:32PM0.21m
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cloud
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clear
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light rain
light rain
light rain
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Temp °C
17
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
15
14
13
13
15
16
17
16
14
Feels °C
15
15
16
17
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
15
14
13
13
15
16
17
15
13
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